Global Health Disparities and the Quest for Global Health Equity

4 credits

This course examines health and health care for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Students will explore explanations for why racial and ethnic minorities have poorer health outcomes and receive lower quality health care than other societal groups. Students will examine discrimination in health care settings, psychosocial stress and mental and physical health, and how the health care system generates disparate outcomes through interpersonal and institutional processes.